Daddy Dialectic

I had never seen Mr. Mom , the 1983 film that marked the screen debut of the stay-at-home dad. Long-time readers (both of you!) might recall...

My essay on the ideal and reality of Christian Right parenting is up at Public Eye . Also worth a look: The American Prospect 's specia...

We have a running discussion here at Daddy Dialectic about how to raise moral kids without religion. This week, Time magazine tells us that...

A new UK study suggests that stay-at-home dads hurt their sons' chances in school--but not their daughters'. "Our analysis poi...

Mark your calenders: I'll be reading at a free event in San Francisco. We're dubbing it an "issue departure" (as opposed t...

Somehow, at some point, I have become a slob. My wife and I have debated the stages of the metamorphosis. It correlates strongly, though not...

I just finished a long essay for Public Eye magazine on the ideal and reality of Christian Right childrearing, which will be published some...

Hello -- it's been a while since I posted, and since rad dad 8 is taking shape, I thought I’d post something from rad dad 7 as a way to ...

The next issue of Greater Good will feature a series of essays about the psychology of power, including an essay by Stanford professor Robe...

Liko and Shelly are both ill and they both go to bed early. I tuck them in, do the dishes, pick up his room. Now what? It's only 8:45 an...

Scene: Dinner at Savor in Noe Valley. I'm eating humus; Liko is eating pasta. Me: Liko, do you want to go to the antiwar protest tomorro...

A few days before my high school reunion, I was down on the rug, face to face with Spot, watching him execute his favorite pilates routine w...

Former Daddy Dialectic blogger Chip (who is now retired from blogging, alas) wrote a number of posts on raising kids without religion --post...

When I read the article on picky eaters in NY Times earlier this week, I was especially intrigued by this line in the sidebar : "Givin...

A final reminder for Bay Area residents: Today, Greater Good is hosting a panel on "The 21st Century Family," featuring Stephanie ...

Is marriage dying, or is it just evolving? Four Pennsylvania State University sociologists used two national surveys, one conducted in 1980 ...

Spot's mother does something that I call "the stare." It's a technique of intimidation, overlooked by the Pentagon, but le...

I've refrained from writing posts in this blog about this blog, because I can't imagine anyone would be interested in how I view it-...

The Fall 2007 issue of Greater Good magazine is out, featuring essays by historian Stephanie Coontz on the rise of the new family , sociolo...

Coming home from work to find your wife nude in the living room is supposed to be one of the classic male heterosexual fantasies. So I natu...